What is Psychedelic Assisted Coaching?

Psychedelic Assisted Coaching is a relatively new concept gaining popularity with the unfolding 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. We live in a time when 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 by humans 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚, is once again gaining momentum. This time, things are 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 for many 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Psychedelic Assisted Coaching

Generally speaking, 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 is a modality that 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. It is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 about 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. For those issues, it is better to 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 from a qualified psychiatrist who ideally will start with behavioral interventions before resorting to medication. Once those issues are addressed, you can then work on 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

This is where 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 comes in. What types of 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 do people bring to coaches? They seek help with 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦, and more.

Psychedelics are 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 that open critical 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐬, facilitating changes in a person’s psyche. You can compare them to a 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 tool. However, like any tool, they should be 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. After all, you can get 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, right? 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 from a qualified professional 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 to ensure safety, and your intentional work is key.

A 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, and 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨. They 𝐚𝐬𝐤 uncomfortable questions, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 you, and 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞 you to step outside your comfort zone. A psychedelic-assisted coach 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞; you do that yourself. Their role is to 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 advice, 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 you use the medicine 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲, and to 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 you use the insights gained for your personal development.